Our next events

Find out what’s coming up at the 2026 Festival with the theme of Bringers of Dreams, running 2 – 25 October 2026 with pre-festival events from 19 September.

Tickets are now on sale – to book, follow the links from each event below or click here for all events. You may also download a postal booking form if you are unable to book online.

Polyphony Crawl
Saturday 19 September, 11:00, 12:30, 14:15, 15:30

Polyphony Crawl - BREMF Consort of Voices

Free, short performances by BREMF Consort of Voices in four churches around the city

Choral Workshop
Sunday 20 September, 11:00

Choral Workshop - Donald Greig

A workshop for singers exploring Florentine Renaissance polyphony

Laboratory of Lullabies
Sunday 20 September, 14:00

Laboratory of Lullabies - Noodle Music

An immersive event that invites families to connect through the timeless tradition of lullabies

Instrumental Workshop
Saturday 26 September, 11:00

Instrumental Workshop - William Lyons

A workshop for players of Renaissance woodwind, brass and strings at A=440

Baroque Dance Workshops
Sunday 27 September, 10.30 & 14:30

Baroque Dance Workshops - Mary Collins

Explore the elegance and poise of baroque dance in this interractive workshop

Early Music Open Mic
Thursday 1 October, 20:00

Early Music Open Mic - Emily Baines

Join us for an informal early music open mic and jam session

City of Dreams
Friday 2 October, 19:00

City of Dreams - Various artists

An exploration of the cultural and musical development of Renaissance Florence, narrated by Maria de' Medici

OAE TOTS
Saturday 3 October

OAE TOTS - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

A musical adventure for pre-schoolers with Don Quichotte

The Planets
Saturday 3 October, 19:30

The Planets - Spiritato

A celestial orchestral journey through the planets in a pre-imagining of Holst’s famous masterpiece

Dream Lab
Sunday 4 October, 13:30

Dream Lab - Various artists

Three new experimental early music performances interspersed with audience feedback sessions in the St Augustine’s café

One Song Exhibition
Friday 9 October - Wednesday 28 October

One Song Exhibition - Kadir Karababa

An audio-visual installation and community archive that explores how music carries memory, identity and a sense of home across borders

The Fairy Queen
Friday 9 October, 19:30

The Fairy Queen - London Handel Players

Purcell’s much-loved setting of the spellbinding midsummer night’s dream evoked in Shakespeare’s play, featuring BREMF Emerging Artists singers alongside the London Handel Players company

BREMF Emerging Artists Showcase
Saturday 10 October, 15:00

BREMF Emerging Artists Showcase - Emerging Artists ensembles

20-minute sets from four up and coming early music ensembles

BREMF Clubnight
Saturday 10 October, 20:30

BREMF Clubnight - Emerging Artists ensembles

A relaxed evening of early music performance in a welcoming pub atmosphere

Polia’s Power
Sunday 11 October, 19:30

Polia’s Power - Artemis Consort

A new female perspective on a 15th-century novel, illustrated with video projections

Transform your Dreams Workshop
Thursday 15 October, 18:15

Transform your Dreams Workshop - The Fine Hand

A hands-on workshop for all ages which invites you to transform your own dreamscape into symbols and images

Send it by the Water
Friday 16 October, 19:30

Send it by the Water - The Fine Hand

An exploration of the connections between medieval European song and the ballad traditions of Appalachia

Draw on, Sweet Night
Saturday 17 October, 13:00

Draw on, Sweet Night - Kieran White & Republic of Viols

Dowland Day Concert 1: Tenor Kieran White and Republic of Viols explore music of sleep, melancholy and dream-like vision

Nightly Cares: A Pilgrim’s Solace
Saturday 17 October, 18:30

Nightly Cares: A Pilgrim’s Solace - Dowland's Foundry

Dowland Day 2: A navigation through anxiety, insomnia and faith through music

Amidst the Shades
Saturday 17 October, 21:00

Amidst the Shades - Ruby Hughes & Jonas Nordberg

Dowland Day 3: An intimate and expressive late-night lute song concert

A=415 Instrumental Workshop
Sunday 18 October, 13:00

A=415 Instrumental Workshop - Olwen Foulkes

A chance to explore some baroque chamber music repertoire together with like-minded enthusiasts

Stars of the Night
Sunday 18 October, 18:30

Stars of the Night - Ymnus

A programme for three recorders and other medieval instruments including music by Guillaume Dufay

Brother Sun
Friday 23 October, 19:30

Brother Sun - BREMF Community Choir

Medieval and Renaissance sacred song to mark the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi

Family Singing Workshop
Saturday 24 October, 10:30

Family Singing Workshop - Hannah Ely

A family singing workshop exploring songs about home, sleep and dreamworlds

Whispers in the Night
Saturday 24 October, 13:00

Whispers in the Night - Nocturnalia

A programme inspired by the story of Tartini’s extraordinary ‘Devil’s Trill’ Sonata

In Terra Aliena
Saturday 24 October, 19:30

In Terra Aliena - Utopia Ensemble

Music and words create a powerful meditation on belonging, hope and the dream of a better world

Coffee Morning Discussion
Sunday 25 October, 10:30

Coffee Morning Discussion - Philipp Blom

Informal coffee morning conversation exploring home, identity, utopia and hope

SongPath Walk
Sunday 25 October, 13:30 - 15:30

SongPath Walk - SongPath

An end of Festival SongPath walk for the whole community, linking nature and song